BlackBerry Classic vs Samsung Galaxy Alpha
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| BlackBerry | Samsung |
| Announced | |
| June 2014 | August 2014 |
| Status | |
| Available - November 2014 | Available - September 2014 |
| Colors | |
| Black | Black, white, gold, silver, blue |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
131 x 72.4 x 10.2 mm (5.16 x 2.85 x 0.4 in) |
132.4 x 65.5 x 6.7 mm (5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 in) |
| Weight | |
| 177 g (6.24 oz) | 115 g (4.06 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G Network | |
| LTE | LTE |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, EMail, IM |
Display
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| BlackBerry 10.3 OS | Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) |
| User Interface | |
| Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait | - |
| Processor | |
| Quad-core, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus | Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Exynos 5 Octa 5430 [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| Adreno 225 [Similar] | Mali-T628 MP6 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 2 GB [Browse Similar] | 2 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 16 GB | 32 GB |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) | No |
Camera
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| No | No |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Edge | |
| Yes | Yes |
| 3G | |
| HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE | HSDPA, 42 Mbps, HSUPA; LTE-A, Cat6, 300 Mbps DL |
| Bluetooth | |
| Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE | v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot |
| USB | |
| Yes, microUSB v2.0 | microUSB v2.0 |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS support | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS |
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | HTML5 |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 16 GB, 2 GB RAM | 32 GB, 2 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) | No |
| USB OTG | |
| Not Supported | - |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-Ion battery | Li-Ion Battery |
| Capacity | |
| 2515 mAh | 1860 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| Up to 348 h (2G) Up to 365 h (3G) |
- |
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 11 h 40 min (2G) Up to 17 h 10 min (3G) |
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